Nashville, Tenn. — Alan Jackson had eight nominations to lead the list of contenders for the TNN Country Weekly Music Awards.
Martina McBride and Chely Wright, both from Kansas, also were nominated for awards.
AP File Photo Country music star Alan Jackson has eight nominations to lead the field for the TNN Country Weekly Music Awards. In this file photo, he performs during the Country Music Association Awards show last October in Nashville, Tenn.
Jackson was nominated Monday for best entertainer, male artist, album, single, song, collaborative event and music video.
He also was nominated for the Impact Award, for having an impact on the presence of country music in films, advertising or soundtracks.
Winners will be announced June 13.
The show is one of three country music awards programs each year and the only one in which fans vote on the winners.
Here is a complete list of the nominations:
Entertainer
Dixie Chicks, Faith Hill, Alan Jackson, Tim McGraw, George Strait.
Male artist
Alan Jackson, Toby Keith, Tim McGraw, Brad Paisley, George Strait.
Female artist
Faith Hill, Martina McBride, Reba McEntire, Jo Dee Messina, Lee Ann Womack.
Fast Track Award (for creative growth)
Terri Clark, Kenny Chesney, Sara Evans, Billy Gilman, SHeDAISY.
Impact Award
Dixie Chicks, Faith Hill, Alan Jackson, Reba McEntire, George Strait.
Discovery Award
Jessica Andrews, Montgomery Gentry, Billy Gilman, SHeDAISY, Phil Vassar.
Group/duo
Alabama, Brooks & Dunn, Dixie Chicks, Lonestar, Montgomery Gentry.
Collaborative Event
"Let's Make Love," Faith Hill and Tim McGraw; "Murder on Music Row," Alan Jackson and George Strait; "The Little Girl," John Michael Montgomery and Alison Krauss; "Hard to Be a Husband/Hard to Be a Wife," Brad Paisley and Chely Wright; "I Hope You Dance," Lee Ann Womack and Sons of the Desert.
Album
"When Somebody Loves You," Alan Jackson; "Burn," Jo Dee Messina; "Greatest Hits," Tim McGraw; "Latest Greatest Straitest Hits," George Strait; "I Hope You Dance," Lee Ann Womack.
Single
"Let's Make Love," Faith Hill and Tim McGraw; "Murder on Music Row," Alan Jackson and George Strait; "How Do You Like Me Now," Toby Keith; "The Little Girl," John Michael Montgomery; "I Hope You Dance," Lee Ann Womack.
Video
"Goodbye Earl," Dixie Chicks; "www.memory," Alan Jackson; "I'll Be," Reba McEntire; "Let's Make Love," Faith Hill and Tim McGraw; "I Hope You Dance," Lee Ann Womack.
Song
"Let's Make Love," Faith Hill and Tim McGraw (songwriters Chris Lindsey, Marv Green, Bill Luther, Aimee Mayo); "Murder on Music Row," Alan Jackson and George Strait (songwriters Larry Cordle, Larry Shell); "How Do You Like Me Now," Toby Keith (songwriters Toby Keith, Chuck Cannon); "The Little Girl," John Michael Montgomery (songwriter Harley Allen); "I Hope You Dance," Lee Ann Womack (songwriters Mark D. Sanders, Tia Sillers).
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